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Municipal Bond Trends for June 20, 2025

2025-06-23T10:07:03-05:00June 23rd, 2025|

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

In light of pet shelter capacity woes, Overland Park tweaks pet license rules

2025-06-23T08:25:02-05:00June 23rd, 2025|

As a way to help address pet overpopulation in local shelters, Overland Park is making some changes to its city codes aimed at making it easier to have pets and appropriately license them in the city. These changes follow several months of discussion on the matter after leadership from Great Plains SPCA — the Merriam-based nonprofit animal shelter that houses animals for Overland Park Animal Control — presented the issue to the Overland Park City Council Public Safety Committee. Source: Johnson County Post

City leadership responds to recent reactions on proposed mill levy reduction task force

2025-06-23T08:23:44-05:00June 23rd, 2025|

It’s been over a month since the city of Emporia first proposed a joint task force involving local taxing authorities poised to research mill levy reduction options for all residents. Since that time, all three major taxing entities, the city, Lyon County and USD 253 Emporia as well as the Emporia Recreation Commission, have reviewed the proposed task force, but only one has indicated a desire to move forward with it, that being the entity that proposed it, the City of Emporia. For the others, discussions have been held but have either ceased or been tabled with no action taken or [...]

Prairie Village resident sues city over $30 million ‘municipal complex’ bond issue

2025-06-23T08:22:57-05:00June 23rd, 2025|

A new lawsuit by a Prairie Village resident contends the charter ordinance the city is using to authorize $30 million in bonds is illegal. At issue is a new “municipal complex” the city wishes to build, which would combine the police and municipal court in one building and a new city hall on the other side of the property at 7820 Mission Road in Prairie Village. The city is using a charter ordinance passed in 2016 to finance a roughly $3 million streetlight project to prevent citizens from voting on the project, despite a recent poll finding that residents overwhelmingly want the opportunity [...]

The farmhouse from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ film now on display in Wamego

2025-06-23T08:22:13-05:00June 23rd, 2025|

For years, fans of “The Wizard of Oz” have been flocking to the Oz Museum in Wamego. If it’s been a while since you visited, you might want to get there soon. An important prop from the 1939 movie is currently on display — and it’s never been seen in public before. Source: themercury.com - RSS Results in news of type article

Next phase of the Downtown Streetscape Project in Dodge City to start

2025-06-23T08:21:24-05:00June 23rd, 2025|

The City of Dodge City has announced that Phase 6 of the Downtown Streetscape Project will begin on Monday, June 23, per a post on Facebook The construction areas will include a section of 2nd Avenue between Gunsmoke Street and Front Street, the El Capitan Statue area, and Front Street between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue, including the parking area, as shown on the map below. Source: Western Kansas News

Former Ogden treasurer pleads guilty to financial crimes with taxpayer funds

2025-06-23T08:20:11-05:00June 23rd, 2025|

Ogden’s former city treasurer on Monday in Riley County District Court pleaded guilty to misappropriation of public funds and submitting false expenses. Jimmy Bond, 71, pleaded guilty to one count of misuse of between $25,000 and $100,000 public funds and one count of official misconduct by submitting false expenses over $25,000. Source: News Radio KMAN

Mulvane to unveil new public transit

2025-06-23T08:18:51-05:00June 23rd, 2025|

The Mulvane Recreation Commission, Mulvane Chamber of Commerce, Mulvane Community Foundation and Mulvane Senior Center are partnering on an event to celebrate the city’s new mode of public transportation from 10 to 11:30 a.m. June 30 in the senior center parking lot. Source: www.derbyinformer.com - RSS Results in news/area_news of type article

Former Ogden treasurer pleads guilty to financial crimes with taxpayer funds

2025-06-20T08:31:56-05:00June 20th, 2025|

Ogden’s former city treasurer on Monday in Riley County District Court pleaded guilty to misappropriation of public funds and submitting false expenses. Jimmy Bond, 71, pleaded guilty to one count of misuse of between $25,000 and $100,000 public funds and one count of official misconduct by submitting false expenses over $25,000. He was serving as treasurer to the township of Ogden when he said the hiring he did for cemetery maintenance was not done legally. Source: themercury.com - RSS Results in news of type article

Aquatic acrobatics: Inside Hillsboro water plant

2025-06-20T08:30:08-05:00June 20th, 2025|

Monday was a busy day at the Hillsboro water plant. A hot, windless weekend had created an algae bloom at Marion Reservoir, meaning iron and manganese levels had shot up in the town’s water supply. Water plant employees —three in total, plus Richard Fine, a retired Agco employee who helps out — learned of the bloom immediately, thanks to a buoy system that measures oxygen levels at the reservoir water intake. Source: Marion County RECORD

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